John Freeman will join Knopf as an executive editor, starting March 15 and reporting to Reagan Arthur. He was most recently executive editor of Lit Hub and is the founder of the literary journal Freeman’s. As part of the Frankfurt Book Fair‘s announced on-going restructuring, they will close their New York office at the end of 2020: “This step has become necessary as a result of the pandemic’s impact on the business of the Frankfurter Buchmesse this year.” Longtime FBF executive Thomas Minkus will leave the company as a result, as will Michelle Claussen, Raquel Plitt and Riky Stock. Publishing […]
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Colin Dickerman will join Grand Central as vp, editorial director/nonfiction, on January 19, 2021. He was most recently executive editor at Farrar, Straus. Emma Bal will join the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency as a nonfiction agent on February 1. She was previously head of publicity for nonfiction at Bloomsbury UK. At UNC Press, publicity director Gina Mahalek is retiring after 20 years. Peter L. Perez will join in January in the newly created position of director of public relations and communications. He was most recently public relations and communications director at University of California Press. Sonya Bonczek […]
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Shanta Newlin has been promoted to svp, executive director publicity & corporate communications for Penguin Children’s. Sally Morgridge has been promoted to senior editor at Holiday House. Marie Oishi has been promoted to senior managing editor at Abrams Children’s. At St. Martin’s, Danielle Prielipp is promoted to assistant director of marketing; Michael Criscitelli to senior Art director, creative services group; Erik Platt to associate director of digital advertising operations, creative services group; and Dylan Helstien to associate manager, advertising operations, creative services group. At Folio Literary Management, Chiara Panzeri and Madeline Froyd have each been promoted to international rights agent. Picks […]
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Sarah Bonamino has been promoted to publicist at St. Martin’s Publishing Group. Cecilia Lyra has joined P.S. Literary Agency as associate literary agent. She was previously associate literary agent at The Rights Factory. Literary agents Lester Hekking and Rik Kleuver have joined the management team at Sebes & Bisseling Literary Agency. Picks Jenna Bush Hager‘s Read With Jenna book club pick for December is The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Fishing Someone associated with Melania Trump talked to Page Six to encourage the idea that she should get a book deal: “Melania is in meetings to write her White House memoir, and it would […]
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Kelsey Nolan has joined Ze Books and Unnamed Press as a publicity and marketing manager. She previously worked at the Los Angeles Times as the events programming manager. Cindy Kim has been promoted to associate editor for Little Simon. Andree Abecassis, 81, died November 4 at home in Berkeley, CA, following a brief struggle with cancer. For many years she worked at Ann Elmo Agency, founded by two of her aunts, and recently she had started working with Heyday Books. Best of 2020 The New York Public Library released their Best Books package, which includes top 10s for adults, poetry, […]
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Ken Brooks is leaving his position as chief content officer at Wiley and will resume his consulting practice at Treadwell Media focused on content and operations in trade, reference and education publishing. Jessica Sindler has joined the ghostwriting and publishing services firm Kevin Anderson & Associates as executive editor. Previously she was senior editor at Dey Street books. US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been appointed to a third term, only the second person in 77 years to do so. The International Publishers Association (IPA) confirmed Bodour Al Qasimi, founder of the Kalimat Group in the UAE, as president-elect. Owner […]